Oprah “discovers” Garcia Marquez
11:50 am By Maegan La Mala · Books|Latin America|literature|TV
8 Oct 2007
When Oprah “love, love, LOOOOOOOOOVES“ a book, so do millions of housewives around the U.S. So we are expecting there to be a newfound interest in Latin American literature among certain sectors of the population now that Ms. Winfrey has declared Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera as her latest Oprah Book Club pick:
“This is one of the greatest love stories I have ever read. It’s a captivating story about a passionate but troubled love affair that takes place over the course of 50 years,” Oprah wrote on her Web site after announcing the selection on her daytime talk show.“It is so beautifully written that it really takes you to another place in time and will make you ask yourself — how long could you, or would you, wait for love?”
I can almost hear Oprah saying that last line, her hypnotic voice leading the Anglo women of America to their local Barnes and Noble for a copy.
To her credit, this isn’t Oprah’s first Garcia Marquez “discovery”: she also included 100 Years of Solitude as a Book Club pick in 2004. But the Cholera pick is pure PR and marketing, as the movie version of the book is set to premiere next month.
Via / Yahoo! Entertainment News
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2 Responses to Oprah “discovers” Garcia Marquez
Maegan la Mala Ortiz
October 9th, 2007 at 8:28 am
Not for nothing, and while I agree that Oprah’s book club has its issues, Love in the Time of Cholera is my favorite Gabo book, even more than 100 years.
ElColombiano
October 26th, 2007 at 2:08 am
I agree. El amor en los tiempos del cólera is an excellent novel. It’s great that someone in the U.S. media is recognizing Latin American literature. Gabriel García Márquez is one of our great prides in Colombia and one of the literary giants in Latin America.
It´s great that someone as influential as Oprah has added this Colombian novel to its roster. People love Oprah and it will, without a doubt, raise the numbers of people reading Latin American literature in the U.S.
Every little bit helps.